February 2016

Should Jews Vote for Bernie?

Last night Bernie Sanders made history as the first Jew to win a primary in a presidential election, soundly defeating ...

Women Should Help Women

It is common for groups who are discriminated against or have little power in a society to turn on one ...

A Road Trip Into History For My Southern Jewish Students

We all know this adage to be true: History repeats itself. Unless, of course, we can learn from it and ...

Queer at a Jewish Boarding School in North Carolina

My journey of figuring out my sexual orientation began when I was 12 years old and living in a suburb of ...

My Journey Back to Jewish Summer Camp

All of the major signposts of my life are linked to my attending Jewish residential camp at Camp Ramah, in ...

A Soulless Figure, A Figureless Soul

My roommate came home yesterday with a story I’ve experienced myself too many times in too many different ways.She was ...

Loving and Hating Valentines Day

Now that the Superbowl is over, we can be sure that our media streams will be flooded with chocolate, diamonds ...

Forget Me Not

One of the more troubling aspects of Tzedakah (charitable giving) is its tendency to be coercive. I often hear people ...

Why I Co-Officiate Interfaith Marriages

The most popular days to get engaged are Christmas (and I assume Hanukkah!), New Year’s Eve, and Valentine’s Day. That ...

Planning My Southern Jewish Wedding

Planning a wedding is quite a feat. A fun, exciting, thrilling, crazy feat…but a feat nonetheless. Especially when you’re planning ...